List of Press Releases - 2018-9

Saudi Arabia has become the 74th Contracting Party to the United Nations’ TIR Convention, the only global customs transit system. Joining the Convention facilitates trade and the seamless and secure movement of goods across borders.
More than 30% of global trade crosses the Red Sea, making Saudi ...

Inland Navigation has an important role to play to advance the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. Its advantages in terms of high safety level, efficiency in energy use and costs, as well as low emissions could offer key contributions to reducing transport and ...

An estimated 1.25 million people are killed every year in road traffic crashes, and up to 50 million more are injured, often seriously.
Beyond human suffering, road traffic deaths and injuries cause significant economic losses to individuals and societies, keeping millions of people in poverty and ...

Every year 1.25 million people are killed and up to 50 million are injured in road traffic accidents, making it one of the most pressing health emergencies of our time. Every day 500 children lose their lives because of road accidents. It is the leading cause of death for young people aged 15 to 29 ...

The number of road traffic fatalities reported in Uganda has increased seven-fold over the past 25 years and 10 people die every day due to road traffic injuries, according to the first United Nations Road Safety Performance Review, which was launched in Kampala today.
The review, conducted by the ...

Every year 1.25 million people are killed and around 50 million are injured in road traffic crashes, often seriously, making improving road safety among one of the most pressing health emergencies of our time.
In this context, identifying specific road safety challenges and designing targeted ...

Qatar has become the 73rd Contracting Party to the United Nations’ TIR Convention, the only global customs transit system, to facilitate trade and the seamless and secure movement of goods across its borders.
Qatar’s accession is an important milestone for improving road and multimodal ...

Rail can play an important role as part of sustainable transport systems, supporting enhanced connectivity within and between countries for the efficient movement of people and goods.
While the proportion of transport by rail has been growing over recent years across many countries in the UNECE ...

The State of Palestine has become the 72nd Contracting Party to the United Nations’ TIR Convention, the only global customs transit system, which facilitates trade and the secure movement of goods across borders.
The TIR Convention (1975), which facilitates the transport of goods between ...